Civil War Era

Listen to Georgetown University Professor Chandra Manning discuss the song “John Brown’s Body,” popular during the Civil War. An Assistant Professor in the History Department at Georgetown University, Chandra Manning’s work focuses on 19th century United States History, with particular emphasis on sectionalism, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. She is author of What This Cruel War Was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, and the Civil War.

“John Brown’s Raid on Harper’s Ferry and ‘John Brown’s Body’ (Song)”
Students will listen to the song “John Brown’s Body” by William W. Patton and will use the lyrics to analyze the feelings of Northerners towards John Brown shortly after his raid on Harpers Ferry.